QUEENSLAND'S standing as Australia's premier state for football referees has been enhanced by the appointment of Peter Green as whistleblower for Sunday's A-League grand final between Western Sydney and Central Coast.

Named referee of the year earlier this week, Brisbane-born Green will control his first grand final in a top-flight career dating back to 2000.

It is the fifth time in eight seasons that a Queenslander will referee the decider, with 34-year-old Green following in the footsteps of Mark Shield (2006, 2007, 2008) and Jarred Gillett (2012).

"We've had a pretty good run up here," Green said.

"We've got a good system and structure in Queensland."

Of the six referees appointed to the finals series panel, three hail from the Brisbane - Green, Chris Beath and Alan Milliner - while a fourth, Gillett, is from the Gold Coast.

"We all train together - all the guys are close-knit. The coaches up here have been here a long time and really know their stuff," Green said.

"Having the likes of Shieldsy and some of the guys before him in and around the guys, it just rubs off on us and drives us to keep going." Green, a Mt Gravatt junior, is the cream of the crop and is thrilled at the chance to control a grand final in what will be his 111th A-League match.

"I'm absolutely rapt. I felt I had a pretty good season," the account manager said.